Samsung

Samsung is a large Korean multinational company which spans industries such as television sets, shipbuilding, semiconductors (like memory and processors), in addition to phones and tablets. Samsung is the largest Android device manufacturer worldwide, though they’re also the primary support of another mobile operating system, Tizen, and previously invested in an OS called Bada.

Samsung is the largest Android device developer worldwide

Samsung was founded in 1938 as a trading company, and didn't get into electronics until the late 60s. Oh-Hyun Kwon is the CEO of Samsung Electronics. Samsung's first Android smartphone was the Galaxy, released in 2009, and their first Android tablet was the Galaxy Tab was announced in 2010.

Traditionally, Samsung's Android user interface has been something called TouchWiz, which included a wide array of Samsung-made apps and customizations. For example, there are fitness tools, note-taking apps, news readers, multi-window viewing, and lots more.

Samsung has had to go through a number of patent litigations with Apple, and was found by California court to be infringing on some Apple patents in 2012. These include technologies for voice search, slide-to-unlock, data synchronization, and others.

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We know there are multiple Android devices coming out from the likes of HTC and Motorola but after watching this video of the Samsung Galaxy I7500, we're thinking every other device takes a back seat. This may become the Android device of our choice.In the video, you get to see the beautiful AMOLED...

We always thought that the I7500 in the Samsung I7500 sounded a little too complicated for regular, consumer usage--it just had to0 many digits, didn't it? Apparently, France's Bouygues Telecom thought the same. They pulled the smart move and re-named the former Samsung I7500 as the new Samsung...

We tried to connect the dots before but it looks like the stars are aligning for the Samsung I7500, Samsung's first Android device, to be released to T-Mobile USA. What makes us believe that? Well, the Samsung I7500 just cleared the FCC (keeper of electronic approval and leaks) with support for T-...

This is getting a little hectic but reports are now surfacing that the T-Mobile G1 v2 may actually be the Samsung Bigfoot (and not a Motorola or HTC device). Confused, much? Cause we are too. But supposedly the specs line up with each other and one assumption led to another..Honestly, we don't...

Finished drooling over that last video of the Samsung i7500? Yeah, us, either. But this one's really gonna knock your socks off. We get a hands-on, up-close look at a device that should be able to compete with anything else out there, complete with audio, this time. The specs, in case you forgot:5...

We know you want the Samsung I7500 because we want it badly too. Unfortunately for us, there aren't any details on a US launch date (or carrier, at that) so we'll have to continue twiddling our thumbs waiting for T-Mobile, Sprint, or maybe even Verizon to step up to the plate and claim this sleek...

We know you guys are interested in the Samsung I7500, just look at that beautiful device, how could you possibly resist? And after months and months of no news regarding Android devices, this Samsung device is truly a breath of fresh air. The Android platform is reinvigorated and rightfully so.So...

Seriously, this week has simply been amazing for Android. We finally got an official announcement from Samsung regarding their Android plans and now we already get to see the Samsung I7500 in a hands-on video!The Samsung I7500 looks incredibly sleek, sharp, and sexy. Though the I7500 and the HTC...

You've heard the news: Samsung's I7500 is going to be the company's First Android Device. You've seen the specs: the Samsung I7500 packs a good punch. Now here's some hands-on photos courtesy of mobile review.Some observations: there looks to be a 3.5mm headphone jack which should be a welcome...

Oh yeah! We're getting another Android Device people! O2 Germany has just announced that the Samsung I7500 will be Samsung's (and the carrier's) first Android device. Hopefully this announcement will bring a HUGE wave of Android device announcements. Now for more details on the Samsung I7500 which...

The news that Samsung is preparing three Android Devices for the European Market in 2009 isn't that much of a stretch because we're already anticipating three devices from Samsung stateside. Either way we look at this, it's a win-win. Whatever Android devices we get or Europe gets, it should...

We're kind of aware of Samsung's Android plans which will focus more on Android itself than Google. But we're still not exactly sure what the hardware will look like and this S8000 dubbed the 'cubic' (probably because of the cube d-pad) is as good a bet as any to be the first Samsung device to run...

In the same article where Samsung revealed their plans for Android, they dropped a very interesting nugget regarding the status of Android. Samsung gave a clear distinction between the Android OS and "Google Experience" devices, lining themselves more with Android than with Google. To quote: [...

We've been speculating for months, trying to determine what Samsung's plans for Android were. We thought we would see something at MWC, wrong. We finally caught a blurrycam pixelated image of the Android device, which is to be followed by three others. And now finally, we're getting some more...

We got some good news and some bad news. First the good: that leaked image of the Samsung Android Device? Slated for a Q3 2009 release. Also, the device is supposed to use 3.5G technology from Qualcomm to enhance the user experience. The bad news? That we have to wait til Q3 2009!And to rub salt...

So when you're a relatively successful smartphone with a relatively catchy name, what do you do? Well brand it and expand it, duh! We're getting reports that the Samsung Omnia, currently a Windows Mobile device, is going to get an overhaul and become a line of many devices. The Omnia Brand is...

Here's the rest of the picture that leaked Samsung's Android Device and though we can't confirm that any other devices will run Android we can see the direction that Samsung intends to move.Unsurprisingly, most of these devices are touch-based with a large screen. Some even have slide out...

This is how desperate us Android users are for news on upcoming Android devices. The ridiculously blurry, pixelated picture above? That's Samsung's first Android Smartphone. It was reportedly shown at a dealer event in Amsterdam and a keen observer snapped this wonderfully speculative snapshot.The...

First they said their Android handsets were delayed. Then they were a no-show for MWC in Barcelona. Then, they weren't delayed again. Or, was that delayed no-show? No-show fo sho? Samsung is making our heads spin, but according to Won-Pyo Hong, Samsung's head of product strategy, the company would...

Our Editor-in-Chief Dieter Bohn is at MWC in Barcelona, Spain gathering all the news he can about new devices, applications, and basically the state of the mobile industry. He's been doing a wonderful job for our sister site WMExperts but where's the love for Android? We had expected a HUGE...

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